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5050A prediction to Considerhttp://www.praize.com/forums/General_C76/General_Topics_F74/A_prediction_to_Consider_P121218/?page=unread#121218
Let me invite some comments about this statement that was made in 1999&quot;
America will shortly be TAXED by the UN to help oppressed Moslems and Catholics in “third world” countries. Our Bible studies (that never were very popular) will simply be ignored and shelved in the new USSA The new “USSA” will be as socialistic as the old “USSR” was for years. USSR was a reference to a “Socialistic” Soviet, not a “Communistic” one.
Is this where we are heading?0bc3f407627e9b33d4f7806d231b7ea1Mar 26, 2015, 1:39 AMMy Stepdaughter needs your prayershttp://www.praize.com/forums/Prayer_C24/Prayer_Requests_F100/My_Stepdaughter_needs_your_prayers_P121216/?page=unread#121216
Marie (Gladys) is my stepdaughter from my second marriage. Her mother (Idell) died on July 4, 1996. We had three wonderful years together and, I still am in touch with and love her 4 children and the grandchildren they have given me as well.
Marie has shared cost Medicaid now and they will not pay for home health.The doctor said that if Marie does not get that shot every day until her blood gets straightned out that she could or most likely would have a fatal blood clot.I wish that I was Houdini then I could make money appear out of nowhere.We have to travel to Marianna every day and I have no idea how we are going to do it.I just know that we have to do it.I can't lose Marie she is my life.I cannot believe someone who worked all of their life cannot get Medicaid but someone who never worked a day gets full coverage.
Gladys has been battling health problems for some time now the doctors are now telling her she needs home health and her insurance does not pay for it and its around 700.00 a month for them to come out and give her the care and shots that she need . She has always been a helping person and now she need help so lets help her get the care she need . thanks36a72fb5a65477e19d2d08ee54abe735Mar 25, 2015, 10:06 AMWhat is happening to Amrica?http://www.praize.com/forums/General_C76/General_Topics_F74/What_is_happening_to_Amrica%3F_P121215/?page=unread#121215
I received this email that contains some interesting facts and wanted to share it with you here:
Illinois &amp;:Oklahoma
I thought these two states, made for an interesting contrast. The first part about Illinois and the second part is about Oklahoma!
PART 1 — Illinois
&quot;A State with No Republicans &quot;!
Some interesting data on the 'state' of, the State of Illinois... There are more people on welfare in Illinois than there are people working. Chicago pays the highest wages to teachers than anywhere else in the U.S. Their average pay is $110,000/year. Their pensions average 80-90% of their income. Wow, are Illinois and Chicago great or what? Be sure to read till the end. I've never heard it explained better. Perhaps the U.S. should pull out of Chicago ?
Body count:
In the last six months, 292 killed ( murdered ) in Chicago .
221 killed in Iraq ; AND Chicago has one of the strictest gun laws in the entire US.
Here's the Chicago chain of command :
President: Barack Hussein Obama •
Senator: Dick Durbin •
House Representative: Jesse Jackson Jr. •
Governor: Pat Quinn •
House leader: Mike Madigan •
Atty. Gen.: Lisa Madigan (daughter of Mike) •
Mayor: Rahm Emanuel •
The leadership in Illinois - all Democrats. •
Thank you for the combat zone in Chicago . •
Of course, they're all blaming each other. •
Can't blame Republicans ; there aren't any! •
Let us get ALL the facts out while we are at it:
Chicago school system rated one of the worst in the country. Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any!
State pension fund $78 Billion in debt, worst in country.
Can't blame Republicans ; there aren't any!
Cook County ( Chicago ) sales tax 10.25% highest in country. Can't blame Republicans ; there aren't any!
This is the political culture that Obama comes from in Illinois. And he is going to 'fix' Washington politics for us?
George Ryan is no longer Governor, he is in prison .
He was replaced by Rob Blagojevich who is, by the way, also in prison .
And Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned and, that's right, he and his wife are both in prison.
The Land of Lincoln , where our Governors and Representatives make our license plates. What?
As long as they keep providing entitlements to the population of Chicago, nothing is going to change, except the state will go bankrupt before the country does.
&quot;Anybody who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian.&quot;
Don’t forget Detroit , another great example of a Democratic empire…
With all the bad news, there is hope, so let’s go to:
PART 2— Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA- may soon have plenty of new residents!
THIS IS REALLY INTERESTING, AND TRUE... PLEASE READ IT!
Oklahoma is the only state that Obama did not win even one county in the last election... While everyone is focusing on Arizona ’s new law, look what Oklahoma has been doing!!!
An update from Oklahoma:
Oklahoma law passed, 37 to 9 an amendment to place the Ten Commandments on the front entrance to the state capitol. The feds in D.C., along with the ACLU, said it would be a mistake. Hey this is a conservative state, based on Christian values... HB 1330
Guess what... Oklahoma did it anyway.
Oklahoma recently passed a law in the state to incarcerate all illegal immigrants and ship them back to where they came from unless they want to get a green card and become an American citizen. They all scattered. HB1804. This was against the advice of the Federal Government, and the ACLU, they said it would be a mistake.
Guess what... Oklahoma did it anyway.
Recently we passed a law to include DNA samples from any and all illegal's to the Oklahoma database, for criminal investigative purposes. Pelosi said it was unconstitutional SB1102.
Guess what... Oklahoma did it anyway.
Several weeks ago, Oklahoma passed a law, declaring Oklahoma as a Sovereign state , not under the Federal Government directives. Joining, Texas , Montana and Utah as the only states to do so.
More states are likely to follow: Louisiana, Alabam, Georgia, Carolinas, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, West Virginia, Mississippi and Florida. Save your confederate money, it appears the South is about to rise up once
again. HJR 1003
The federal Government has made bold steps to take away our guns. Oklahoma, a week ago, passed a law confirming people in this state have the right to bear arms and transport them in their vehicles. I'm sure that was a setback for the criminals The Liberals didn't like it- - But...
Guess what... Oklahoma did it anyway.
Just this month, the state has voted and passed a law that ALL drivers’ license exams will be printed in English and only English and no other language. They have been called racist for doing this, but the fact is that ALL of the road signs are in English only. If you want to drive in Oklahoma , you must read and write English. Really simple.
By the way, the Liberals don't like any of this either.
Guess what... who cares... Oklahoma is doing it anyway.
If you like it, pass it on, if you don't then delete it...
Thanks!
Guess what: the people I'm sending this to, will send it on.
Well, at least the ones who love and believe in freedom will.6bbaef3b4c9db6017b29c8cb92a1860bMar 25, 2015, 9:58 AMI don't want to believe...http://www.praize.com/forums/Apologetics_C2/General_Apologetics_F66/I_don't_want_to_believe..._P121194/?page=unread#121194
Chris writes in the Theory of Evolution:
&lt;&lt;The confusion with Omnipresence comes about because of some people’s inability to distinguish between ‘everything having its being within God’ and ‘God being in everything’.
God is actually ‘everywhere in the physical universe’, (logically therefore God is in everything and everything is in God), but nothing in the physical universe is actually God, but God’. God is not physical, even though God is in the physical universe. God is Spirit, so to imagine that any physical object can be invested with the power to grant prayers and requests, (as God is), is idolatry.
I think that is what the passage you quoted from Romans is describing. That’s why I think its important to understand the difference between believing that plants and creatures have adapted and changed down through the ages to become what they are now, (supremely adapted to their environment) on the one hand. (A quite reasonable conclusion), And that prayers and supplications to inanimate objects, imagined to contain the essence of divinity, but themselves subject to decay and destruction, can possibly be of any use to human beings, who are themselves ‘made in the image of God’.&gt;&gt;
This would seem to also eliminate the belief that sacred objects can alter outcomes, that is, lead to miracles. As well as, casting doubt on the belief that any geographical position in the physical world can do the same. If the Spirit of God is not there, then no divine power is either.
Tricky, this. So much of religious belief often relies upon the sanctified material world. If I may assume, this is where the truth of intimate relation with the Spirit of God makes faith possible and a personal reality.
Atheists don't have that. It was Carl Sagan who said, &quot;I don't want to believe. I want to know.&quot; Perhaps that would be considered an arrogant contention to those whose faith lets them believe, but ....there it is.
If you Chris, Allen, Sarah or Kenny were to suddenly, or not-so-suddenly, come to &quot;know&quot; and to &quot;feel&quot; an intimate relationship with another deity...Odin, maybe...what would you reason that you were experiencing? What would the Christian that is you, think about what was happening to you?
Would you accept this new experience? Would you give in to the &quot;truth&quot; of what you feel, because when you &quot;know&quot; so absolutely it is easier to just give in and believe? Would you explore this new &quot;knowledge&quot; of Odin? Suppose it was very similar to the &quot;knowledge&quot; that is your Christian faith?
I think I know well what you would say to this. Spiritual warfare is something many believers hold as truth. Sorry if I am getting the wording wrong.
This is what Sagan wanted to &quot;know.&quot; If I were to give in and just accept based on faith in what my &quot;soul&quot; wanted to believe, I would not know that what I was believing was real. I would be ignoring my reason. I would be ignoring my mind.
This is difficult for me to fully explain. There are parts of Jeanne that are hard to put into words. I am no more complicated than anyone else, but the whole idea of belief in the non-material is too much and when asked to put an entity...a Creator Deity, to that non-material and accept its scripture as divine revelation. And...that only one is truth, while all others are falsehood and, possibly evil-designed, I cannot do that. Not without knowing.
Well... &quot;that's a deep subject&quot; my Dad would say.
-Jeanne
&quot;The Ox is slow, but the Earth is patient.&quot;67bd453b58fc5ffac75042f5e7982e59Mar 19, 2015, 12:20 PMWhat should good people do?http://www.praize.com/forums/General_C76/General_Topics_F74/What_should_good_people_do%3F_P121184/?page=unread#121184
N/AN/AMar 18, 2015, 8:19 AMWhat should good people do?http://www.praize.com/forums/Apologetics_C2/General_Apologetics_F66/What_should_good_people_do%3F_P121178/?page=unread#121178
An old friend of mine posted a &quot;cute&quot; little note from &quot;God&quot; on Facebook the other day and I, who am often worried about the state of our Union and the state of our Planet...not to mention Western Civilization...felt the need to comment on it, because it just irritated me so. And...not because it was &quot;from&quot; God.
So...God's note to America was for us to stop making wars and do something about jobs in our country.
So what do you think? Should America pull back from all conflicts around the globe and concentrate the money and time and energy on ourselves only, our people, our unemployed, our children, our sick, our less educated, our poorly nourished, our poor (using that word lightly compared to the world's poor) and our infrastructure?
If the armies of...insert your choice here...evil, darkness, mean thugs, bad guys, zombies, aliens... wreak havoc on another part of the world, should America interfere? Suppose this army of evil grows more powerful and grabs country after country, should America interfere? Suppose it boasts about how it is going to conquer our country next?
Does America have a duty to deter the bad guys? Does America have a right to make a decision about who is bad and who needs to be stopped? If we do, then how do we do this when all diplomatic measures have failed and how long do we wait?
This is a question for all people, but a question for believers would be...What does God want America to do? How does God act to fight evil if not through humanity? Do you think God considers jobs for Americans more important?
If the good guys do nothing, what happens?
-Jeanne
&quot;The Ox is slow, but the Earth is patient.&quot;71fe7af13c7c016ff5e5efc3f5b52db9Mar 18, 2015, 5:11 AMStarting A New Fellowshiphttp://www.praize.com/forums/General_C76/General_Topics_F74/Starting_A_New_Fellowship_P121177/?page=unread#121177
Hello Brothers and Sisters: I haven't been here in a while but some exciting things have happened in my life and I want to share the BIG one with you and ask for your prayer support. The Lord has called me to begin a new fellowship in our community of Checotah, Oklahoma. The Fellowship of Jesus Christ will open Easter Sunday April 5th. It will be a &quot;first-century&quot; type fellowship much like a Bible study. There will be no preaching but subjects for discussion will be introduced and as an ordained minister I will be the moderator of the group and discussions. People will be able to have their questions answered and as soon as we can find musicians we will include music in the services. Please pray for for this ministry and especially me. Thank you.
In His Serviced7f7879ed59e2f666dba846310004551Mar 17, 2015, 9:13 PMI have a Double Requesthttp://www.praize.com/forums/Prayer_C24/Prayer_Requests_F100/I_have_a_Double_Request_P121163/?page=unread#121163
I learned 2 things tonight that need prayer for.
First, I have a stepdaughter from my second marriage who has cancer that has returned. She is in serious pain, has gone through chemo and radiation etc. to the point where her body won't take anymore. Her mother died in her sleep while we were married. I woke up in July, 1996 to find her heart had stopped during the night. Please pray for Marie and her family.
Second, I received a call from my stepdaughter from my current marriage. My 15 year old granddaughter has been diagnosed with a possible tumor on her brain. Again, your prayers are desperately needed.
God bless,
Allend10c8551946929d9482b36acc9adff0fMar 15, 2015, 7:24 PMStepson Having Surgeryhttp://www.praize.com/forums/Prayer_C24/Prayer_Requests_F100/Stepson_Having_Surgery_P121151/?page=unread#121151
Please remember my stepson Erik in prayer as he goes through Gall Bladder Surgery. This will be more complicated than usual due to his size. They probably will have to cut him open as the did years ago. Normal methods won't work.
God bless,
Allen335f979d844bd1544d4ac58e220f0970Mar 12, 2015, 7:05 PMHE IShttp://www.praize.com/forums/General_C76/General_Topics_F74/HE_IS_P121134/?page=unread#121134
He Is
I am fast approaching the age of seventy, and I have been raised in an atmosphere of prayer, praise, and worship, and the knowledge that we serve a living God. But to be transparent and honest with you, over the past several years there have been times where I have been tempted to say, &quot;Fooey!&quot; And since I don't use stronger language than that, I have to settle for using that word.
I discovered something--the problem in this relationship with the Lord was mine, not His. You see, God is ultimately, absolutely, and totally bound to the operation of His Word and to keep it before me. The writer to the Hebrews wrote in Hebrews 11:6 that God is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. A little side note here, if you read Hebrews 11, you will note that almost every word of it is written in the present perfect tense. This means that it is almost as if you are right in the middle of what is happening as it is spoken. If you want to be rewarded by the Lord, the writer of Hebrews made it very simple--seek Him. And don't just seek Him one time; keep seeking Him. And as you do, the doors to the throne of grace will open to you.
About three weeks ago the chemical levels in my body were taking a nosedive. During this I was on my way out to the laundry room to get some treats for our dogs. As I stepped out there, everything started going black and different colors, and I was beginning to get dizzy. The next thing I knew the concrete floor and I met, and I lost. During this period my wife called me, and apparently she asked how and what I was doing. For some reason I told her I was on the floor and couldn't get up. So she left her office and came home, seeming to appear within moments in the room where I was, and right behind her were the EMTs.
They examined me and asked me if I wanted to go to the emergency room, and I didn't say too much real quick. But my wife said, &quot;Yes, he does.&quot; The next thing I knew I was going through the doors of the ER. I came to find out that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him--because I was very close to going home to be with the Lord.
I've testified on numerous occasions of my wife's prayer life. In the extremes of her prayer life, I've understood the definition of &quot;He is&quot; and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. You see, she doesn't beg; she asks. The Bible says, &quot;Ask, and you will receive.&quot; About twenty years ago I had a very serious heart problem. I was taken to the hospital, and the doctors talked about doing a heart transplant. But my wife prayed. I mean, she really asked--and healing began in those days when she asked.
I have a confession to make. I was in the ministry for some time, and people said I had the gift of miracles and I had the gift of this and I had the gift of that. I had seen many miracles during my ministry, but when all this illness came to pass, it seemed like I couldn't get anyone to come to the door in heaven. It was very frustrating. I was six foot two and at the time weighed something like 340 pounds. I was supposedly immensely strong. But yet I've never been so totally dependent on any one person during that period as I was my wife.
Can you visualize having someone in your life that means that much to the sustaining of life itself in you? He is...He, the Lord, is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
I've asked so many questions within my mind, and only a few of them have been answered. But I held up a book one day after all this, and I looked at it. It was the Bible, and the thought came to my mind, &quot;Suppose I put this in the hands of those who are desperate, as I was, and let the grace of God take its place in their lives.&quot; In the past week it's been my honor to talk with a man and learn of several others who have a hunger to get the Word of God out. I've talked with Sister Sarah and a few others, and can you imagine what would happen if we were to facilitate a Bible ministry that dispenses the Word of God into the hands of those who do not have it. By the grace of God, that is what we intend to do.
I will be coming to you to ask for your prayers as we open the door for this ministry.
Pastor Jimb0ded3598bbfea92e32b9299b9cf34b1Mar 7, 2015, 5:13 PMOMG! My daughter has gone to ISIS!http://www.praize.com/forums/Apologetics_C2/Islam_Debate_F6/OMG!_My_daughter_has_gone_to_ISIS!_P121130/?page=unread#121130
You all saw the video on TV of those three girls leaving England to go join Isis.
I remember when I was their age. I was a junior in colllege in Ohio. My best friend and I were talking about moving to Texas and living with family she had there. THAT was our big escape plan. Oh, how far we have fallen that now girls go to college to prepare to kill and maim. Heart rending! What if that was your daughter?
And then we have that clip on TV from Saturday Night Live where the father is dropping his daughter off and she gets in a truck full of miitants. How are we raising our kids these days? Do I blame the parents? How much blame can go to them? How about the school? God is no longer in the schools, remember? And where is God in all of this? How much worse will it get (how many more will lose their lives) before it is over?
How does something like this end?
Blessings ~ Sarah5de552093862c94a9636ae3141905708Mar 3, 2015, 7:22 AMThe Theory of Evolutionhttp://www.praize.com/forums/General_C76/General_Topics_F74/The_Theory_of_Evolution_P121103/?page=unread#121103
I believe most people who dismiss Evolution are ignorant of it. Evolution simply means to evolve. From Epidemiology, to modern medicine, to agriculture; these are all based upon the theory of Evolution. If there were no truth to Evolution; these things wouldn’t work.
The vast majority of Evolution is about germs, bacteria, and plants; only a small percentage of it is about mammals and an even smaller percentage of it is applied to people.
I think to disagree with what Evolution says about people and dismiss the entire theory without considering what it says about germs, bacteria, plants, insects, etc. would be akin to throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
I think to agree what Evolution says about germs, bacteria, and plants; but to disagree about the tiny percentage of it applied to humans is akin to claiming one believes a jet or airplane can fly 35,000 feet above the ground; but to not believe a rocket can fly 300,000 miles above the ground to go to the moon. I know a couple of people who do not believe we actually went to the moon in 1969; they don't deny the ability of people to build machines that fly above the ground (planes, jets, etc.) they just deny the ability of people building machines that can reach the moon.
Your thoughts?42f0d5aadcba67a8ff28dcabc28b90b2Feb 15, 2015, 8:23 AMWhere did Jesus body go?http://www.praize.com/forums/General_C76/General_Topics_F74/Where_did_Jesus_body_go%3F_P121087/?page=unread#121087
Where did Jesus body go after resurrection? Did his body (blood, bones, flesh, etc) go to heaven? I was under the impression only the spirit goes to Heaven, and the body stays. Is Jesus going to be the only one in Heaven with an earthly body?
Also when Mary first saw Jesus upon resurrection; Jesus told her not to touch him. Was this his only his spirit she saw? Or did Jesus just not want her to touch his earthly body.
Ken61b2cd2ca0e9a49bfa39d23249a5423cFeb 9, 2015, 6:08 PMSerious prayer needed...http://www.praize.com/forums/Prayer_C24/Prayer_Requests_F100/Serious_prayer_needed..._P121083/?page=unread#121083
Please pray for the needs below that I received this morning:
We keep praying for your ministry although we are suffering terribly from the hands of the radical muslims who we think you are seeing in the news, called Boko Haram.
Please, keep praying for us as many brethren have been attacked and killed for their faith even pastors
Blessings ~ Sarah164530c58decce93145534d607483673Feb 1, 2015, 7:48 AMStep daughter with Cancerhttp://www.praize.com/forums/Prayer_C24/Answered_Prayers_F26/Step_daughter_with_Cancer_P121076/?page=unread#121076
I have to praise God for my step daughter, Marie. She has been in Chemo and diagnosed with six months to live. Naturally, lots of prayers have gone up. Just this week, I was informed that she had a biopsy done that came back negative. The doctor was shocked and has insisted that other tests be done. I truly believe that God will bring those tests back negative as will.
Our God is an Awesome God!!!!3b708766efd6faea1b5fb136bdc15b52Jan 31, 2015, 10:43 AMPray for Dustinhttp://www.praize.com/forums/Prayer_C24/Prayer_Requests_F100/Pray_for_Dustin_P121073/?page=unread#121073
Please pry for my grandson Dustin. He was taken to the ER yesterday running a fever of 107 degrees and unconscious. He was sent home after an ice bath lowered his temperature to 103.
In Jesus name
Allen293d8773c34e5bff2f6272c153d00100Jan 29, 2015, 7:50 PMPastors Preparing to Run for Officehttp://www.praize.com/forums/Prayer_C24/Prayer_Requests_F100/Pastors_Preparing_to_Run_for_Office_P121069/?page=unread#121069
Let's support these pastors in prayer! Pray for David Lane and his classes to train pastors to run for office. This is something that is taking place in the USA. Perhaps if we pray and get it started successfully here, other countries will follow suit. I challenge you to pray for this and see God move!!
Please post prayers here so that others can be inspired on how to pray.
Blessings ~ Sarah42aa1647f44feee98444833890719ec9Jan 27, 2015, 9:25 PMBrody File Exclusive: Pastors Mobilizing: Getting Ready to Run for Office in 2016http://www.praize.com/forums/News_C18/Current_Events__F83/Brody_File_Exclusive%3A_Pastors_Mobilizing%3A_Getting_Ready_to_Run_for_Office_in_2016_P121068/?page=unread#121068
Watch The Brody File report from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as the crew reports exclusively on a private pastors training meeting as many get set to run for political office.
It’s the Lord’s army at work. The experience was called the Issachar Training Event arranged by the American Renewal Project. The men of Issachar are mentioned in the Bible. They were, “men who understood the times.” (1 Chronicles 12:32) The Brody File has this behind the scenes look.
This is the beginning stage of what very well could be a turning point in American politics. Included in this report is part of my interview with political operative/influential evangelical David Lane. Lane’s goal is to get 1,000 pastors to run for some sort of political office in 2016. He’s well on his way with this event.
I thought this was pretty exciting. You can see more about it on:
http://blogs.cbn.com/...ready-to-to-run.aspx
What do YOU think?
Blessings ~ Sarah1e6df95becb11d220292342c7cd68649Jan 27, 2015, 9:19 PMAll Praise and Glory to God!!!http://www.praize.com/forums/Prayer_C24/%5Co/_PRAIZE_GOD_F138/All_Praise_and_Glory_to_God!!!_P121066/?page=unread#121066
I look at it as a miracle, but what is a miracle? One of Dictionary.com's definitions of a &quot;miracle&quot; is: 'such an effect or event manifesting or considered as a work of God.' That is my definition as well. Not only a &quot;work&quot; of God, but a &quot;gift&quot; from God.
I think I mentioned in a blog that PraizeOP16 and I have remained friends over the years. How many years? I would judge that it was about fifteen years ago that she, Chris, and I met on Praize . I was the &quot;head operator&quot; and was responsible for recruiting and training the other OPs. We had another special friend... PraizeOP7. OP7 was Earl. He was a joy to be around. A few years into our Praize relationship, my husband Jim and I were passing through Ohio and stopped to meet Earl. We went again a couple years later and stayed for a few days. We happened to be in Ohio again for my 50th high school reunion when we heard that Earl was in a hospital in Cleveland. Jim and I drove the hour to Cleveland and had the honor of praying with Earl and his wife Linda.
More years passed. Life went on, and Earl disappeared from Praize and from my life. I looked for him on Facebook and tried the email addresses I had for him. My emails came back &quot;undeliverable&quot;. Chris also looked for him, but to no avail. Then, last night, she sent me an email saying she had found another email address for him. I wrote and to my great joy, received one in return. in the ensuing years, Earl's son had married and recently his wife passed away. So keep him in your prayers. It is hard to lose your lifelong best friend. I am praying that he will soon heal and return to Praize where we can all, once again, enjoy his friendship.
Thank You, Abba, for returning my friend to me. Your timing is always perfect. I pray for his spiritual healing. I ask that you plant in his heart a desure to once again become a part of Praize.com. We have missed him.
Blessings ~ Sarahdf522d729d0fe09695839a7ebe14c9a9Jan 23, 2015, 3:20 PMStudies in Revelationhttp://www.praize.com/forums/General_C76/General_Topics_F74/Studies_in_Revelation_P121065/?page=unread#121065
Introduction to Revelation
1) Revelation is the only prophetical book in the New Testament. There are 17 in the Old Testament.
2) Revelation is the only book of the Bible that begins with the promise of a special blessing for those who study it and ends with a curse on those who add to or take away from it.
3) It was written by the Apostle John.
a) John also wrote the Gospel of John and first, second and third John.
b) In John 1:1-3, John reaches back into eternity past: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.”
c) In Revelation, he reaches farther into eternity than any other writer: (See Revelation Chapters 21-22)
4) Revelation compared to Daniel.
a) Both speak of the indestructible Jewish nation.
i. Daniel 3 &amp; 6
ii. Compare Revelation 12
b) Both deal with the ministry of the Antichrist. (Dan. 3:1-7; 7:7-8, 24-25; 8:9-12, 23-25; 9:27; 11:36-45; Compare Rev. 13)
c) Both agree about the length of the Tribulation.1309f2c61b877dcd34479818e4299acaJan 23, 2015, 11:30 AM